Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort Affecting softhsm package, versions <0:2.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-SOFTHSM-7265222
  • published15 Jun 2024
  • disclosed12 Jun 2024

Introduced: 12 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-3183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-916  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 softhsm to version 0:2.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:3755.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream softhsm package and not the softhsm package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in FreeIPA in a way when a Kerberos TGS-REQ is encrypted using the client’s session key. This key is different for each new session, which protects it from brute force attacks. However, the ticket it contains is encrypted using the target principal key directly. For user principals, this key is a hash of a public per-principal randomly-generated salt and the user’s password.

If a principal is compromised it means the attacker would be able to retrieve tickets encrypted to any principal, all of them being encrypted by their own key directly. By taking these tickets and salts offline, the attacker could run brute force attacks to find character strings able to decrypt tickets when combined to a principal salt (i.e. find the principal’s password).

CVSS Scores

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